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- [woo d-kahr-ving]
- /ˈwʊdˌkɑr vɪŋ/
- /ˈwʊdˌkɑː.vɪŋ/
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- [woo d-kahr-ving]
- /ˈwʊdˌkɑr vɪŋ/
Definitions of woodcarving word
- noun woodcarving the art or technique of carving objects by hand from wood or of carving decorations into wood. 1
- noun woodcarving something made or decorated in such a manner. 1
- noun woodcarving The action or skill of carving wood to make functional or ornamental objects. 1
- noun woodcarving wooden sculpture 1
- noun woodcarving art of whittling 1
- noun woodcarving the act of carving wood, esp as an art form 0
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Origin of woodcarving
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; wood1 + carve + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Woodcarving
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woodcarving popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for woodcarving
noun woodcarving
- carving — A carving is an object or a design that has been cut out of a material such as stone or wood.
- sculpture — the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round.
- woodwork — objects or parts made of wood.
- art — Art consists of paintings, sculpture, and other pictures or objects which are created for people to look at and admire or think deeply about.
- craft — You can refer to a boat, a spacecraft, or an aircraft as a craft.
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